To coincide with African Children’s Fund’s 20th Anniversary, we are very excited to confirm we have a charity place in the 2026 TCS London Marathon and we would LOVE you to represent us on the streets of London on Sunday 26th April.
You could join over 55,000 other runners in Blackheath or Greenwich Park to line up for the start of the 2026 TCS London Marathon, while raising funds to help even more children go to school and create better opportunities for a more prosperous future.
The iconic 26.2 mile route takes in many of the city's famous landmarks including the Cutty Sark, Canary Wharf, Tower Bridge and the Houses of Parliament before finishing outside Buckingham Palace on The Mall.
Simply click on this link to register your interest. Registering your interest does not commit you to participating. We would encourage you to complete the form even if you have entered - or plan on entering - the main ballot. We will contact all interested parties after the main ballot results are announced in July 2025.
London Marathon HIGHLIGHTS:
African Children’s Fund technical t-shirt
Official London Marathon t-shirt and medal for all finishers
TCS London Marathon app with exclusive features
Full fundraising support
FUNDRAISING TARGETS:
£50 registration fee + £1,800 minimum fundraising target
Of course, your fundraising target isn’t your fundraising ceiling! Remember, for every £9 your page raises over your target, you could provide 100 mugs of porridge to help Kenyan children go to school.
Please note, you are responsible for your travel and transport costs to this event.
why rUN FOR aFRICAN CHILDREN’S fUND?
The funds you raise during your sponsored challenge will reduce school absence and improve long-term outcomes for children, leading to better opportunities for a future free from poverty. Donations from your supporters make a big collective difference.
This is where you come in:
£12 provides a girl in Tanzania with reusable sanitary towels and access to social education forums so she won't miss one week in four of her schooling;
£20 covers the cost of a care pack for an orphaned family in Zimbabwe so they children concentrate on learning rather than working;
£90 pays for a mug of porridge for 1,000 children in Kenya, reducing the need for working, scavenging or begging for food;
£250 supports a social worker in Uganda, to resettle a child rescued from the streets with a family.
AND for every £9 you raise over your minimum fundraising target, you will provide 100 extra mugs of porridge to children born into poverty.
PLUS you can tick a Marathon off your bucket list.
What’s not to like?!
Yes please, i’d love to take part!
Register your interest to take part in the 2026 TCS London Marathon for African Children’s Fund by completing this Google Form. We would encourage you to complete the form even if you have entered - or plan on entering - the main ballot. We will contact all interested parties after the main ballot results are announced in July 2025. Registering your interest does not commit you to participating.
I’ve already got a place. Can I still raise money for African Children’s Fund?
Yes! We’d love you to represent African Children’s Fund in the 2026 TCS London Marathon. Please drop us an email so we can send you further information about how you can join Team ACF, and more importantly, the all-important t-shirt!
Questions or queries
Please don’t hesitate to contact us by email or fill in the contact form below if you have any questions or queries before registering for the event.